Rice — Production in Mali
Mali: Rice — Production was 2.76 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production in Mali is 2.76 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Mali peaked at 3.20 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 109,354 t, in 1984.
That places Mali 22nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production in Mali, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 185,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 190,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 165,000 t | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 157,800 t | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 162,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 158,000 t | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 169,300 t | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 135,700 t | -19.8% |
| 1969 | 156,500 t | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 169,400 t | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 156,800 t | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 110,000 t | -29.8% |
| 1973 | 125,000 t | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 220,000 t | +76.0% |
| 1975 | 259,000 t | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 227,000 t | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 199,000 t | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 158,292 t | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 240,116 t | +51.7% |
| 1980 | 131,553 t | -45.2% |
| 1981 | 134,755 t | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 152,633 t | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 216,000 t | +41.5% |
| 1984 | 109,354 t | -49.4% |
| 1985 | 213,841 t | +95.5% |
| 1986 | 225,138 t | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 236,568 t | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 287,797 t | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 337,749 t | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 282,366 t | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 454,349 t | +60.9% |
| 1992 | 410,018 t | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 427,609 t | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 469,127 t | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 476,090 t | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 627,405 t | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 575,745 t | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 717,856 t | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 727,140 t | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 742,808 t | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 940,938 t | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 693,203 t | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 938,217 t | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 718,086 t | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 945,823 t | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million t | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million t | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million t | +50.1% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million t | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million t | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 1.74 million t | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 2.08 million t | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.98 million t | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.17 million t | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million t | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.78 million t | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.17 million t | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 3.20 million t | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million t | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million t | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 2.86 million t | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 3.02 million t | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.76 million t | -8.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2.76 million t is above the median for low income countries, which is 206,606 t, 13.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2.76 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,311 t, 16.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164,367 t | 135,700 t | 190,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 186,461 t | 110,000 t | 259,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 204,539 t | 109,354 t | 337,749 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 516,770 t | 282,366 t | 727,140 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million t | 693,203 t | 1.62 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million t | 1.30 million t | 3.20 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million t | 2.42 million t | 3.02 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — production in Mali?
- Rice — production in Mali was 2.76 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3.20 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,354 t in 1984.
- How does Mali rank for rice — production?
- Mali ranks 22nd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.